Outline for Final Paper

Topic: Water-boarding and other coercive tactics of interrogation on detained terrorist suspects

Thesis: Develop your thesis statement. This will be one sentence and will become the point or perspective you will argue or prove in the paper. Please refer to the Ashford Writing Center for information on how to develop a solid thesis.

References: List at least three scholarly references that you intend to use in addition to the text. List them using APA citing.

Outline: Prepare an outline for your intended Final Research Paper using APA format.

At minimum, the paper should accomplish the following:

Analyze the ethical implications on the chosen topic.
Analyze the ethical implications from the official Government perspective of Homeland Security.
Analyze the topic, drawing on the stated ethical and homeland security implications, justifying/not justifying its use through the Just War Theory (this should be as objective as possible—it is not an opinion piece).
Present final conclusions based on the analysis of the chosen topic from various perspectives and the tenant of Just War Theory.

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Water-Boarding and Other Coercive Tactics of Interrogation
Introduction
A. The former US president George W Bush explained that the use of Enhanced Interrogation Approaches like Waterboarding had saved thousands of lives. However, he added that even after the use of these techniques by the CIA, the US government does not expose people to torture.
After taking over, Obama slammed the act and he termed waterboarding as a “painful and dark chapter” in the US

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